Word: protestantizing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such realities include a Protestant majority in the North unwilling to accept citizenship in a united Ireland dominated by a large Catholic majority. To force them all into a single state, O'Brien argues, would be an act of imperialism equivalent to the one committed by Britain when she...
For a long time, the I.R.A. was winning. By 1972 it had bombed the Protestant Unionist Government at Stormont out of existence. Indeed, only seven months ago, the Proves were still, in the words of one Ulster politician, "on the pig's back." They, more than any other group...
The British plan, to be outlined soon in a White Paper, could make unpleasant reading for extremists on the other side as well. As Whitelaw told me: "We're long past the stage of Protestant domination as a road to peace. That'll never happen." The big question...
The U.D.A.'s militancy characterizes the rising tide of nationalism among Ulster Protestants. The Union Jack is still flown, and curbstones of Belfast's Shankill district remain painted red, white and blue. But more and more narrow doorways are displaying the flag of Ulster, a red cross on...
One wonders whether a common mistrust of Britain might not eventually unite Ulstermen. In fact, there is already more contact between Protestant and Catholic politicians, even the extremists, than meets the eye. Among those advocating joint exploration of a "negotiated" independence from Britain is John Taylor, onetime Home Minister in...